The main purpose of World Environment Day is to encourage humanity to take collective responsibility and support the conservation of the world and its resources. Activities that take place are thus centred on the education and awareness of...
Alien invasive plants that strangle out South Africa’s natural flora have been the target of teams of weed controllers for a century this year. Armed with carefully selected agents – insects that eat only the target plant – these dedicated...
Three years since it became operational, King Shaka International Airport has made great strides in protecting and preserving the communities around it. The airport is Airports Company South Africa’s first green-field project, located 35 kilometres...
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, is set to launch the Groen Sebenza Jobs Fund Project, spearheaded by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), at the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens this Saturday,...
The new Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) head office in Pretoria has received a 6 Star Green Star SA Office Design v1 certification from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA). This is the first government building in South Africa...
Monitoring of groundwater usage is under way at a number of schools in the Western Cape, following a programme to use less municipality-supplied water to irrigate sports fields and other open spaces at newly built schools. SRK Consulting, a leading...
Construction of Phases 1 and 2 of the Swartland Bulk Water Pipeline in Gouda, Western Cape, commenced in May last year and has reached the final stages with an estimated completion date of mid-2013, Ehrane Holderness, UWP Consulting principal...
Jordon Properties recently collaborated with Marley Infrastructure, a division of Marley Pipe Systems, on their most recent Bushveld development – Leadwood Big Game Estate. Jordan Properties wanted to create a development that would bring the...
Pictured: Minister of Water Affairs, Edna Molewa “I would like to re-emphasise our concern over the growing number of unemployed young people. As we begin the third decade of our democracy, the ability of our country to upscale a conducive...
